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I hate to be that guy. But when a 10 is showing and dealer checks all they see is white or an ace. They don’t see any other cards

@@iamjakevrtv5782 when you peel back a 4 a lot of the time it can be mistaken for an Ace. Him double checking basically told the table he thought it was an ace, so it has to be a 4. I'm guessing Edit: idk why I explained all that, you definitely got that part. I'm assuming he was at a smaller casino where the dealer actually folds back the card to check instead of having a prism

Cool story incel.

@@afrochickenboy that could have meant it was an ace - maybe he wasn’t sure when he checked, but it still wasn’t a 4!

You are uniquely blessed

Jeez...1 year ago this comment that THOUSANDS of people agree to, and I'm only the 13th "like"?

@Rob Rochon I didn’t get that impression

@Rob Rochon I mean I hear what you’re saying. I do hope that he just did it for long enough that he wanted to do something else cause he didn’t want to be traveling all the time with his family. But shit idk man

He still does it from time to time in disguise .

In a german casino they want your data when you enter the casino. They say they "keep it private" and its just for covid but do you think they will save all this data in a national data base?

@@infairverona7792 Yes 100%

Why not get a fake ID

@@86kickass card counting isn't illegal. Winning money under a fake identity is illegal, hell even losing money under a fake identity is illegal. It's fraud

i ran into a HardRock Casino in northern California that requires you to make a player card just to cash out chips, that's BS. the cashier could be lying though

I’m sorry, I think he’s married. You probably shouldn’t love him

@@CleverMonster101 whut...

@@CleverMonster101 You knob

Why would he NOT speak totally understandable English? Such an odd comment.

It do b like that

im literally playing it rn xD

That game sucks not you lol

@@josoveys649 YOUR grammar, SUCKS ! 💀

You will be broke soon then

Are you on any forums? I'm curious what it's like starting out here. Been binge watching this stuff and want to know if it's worth it to learn

​@@thomasr1051 Read & Perfectly Learn 100%, PERFECT Basic Strategy for the House Rules and the particular table you may play at. (Yes - The rules Player options) can vary in a Casino depending on the table you are playing at. NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER vary from "Basic Strategy". And NEVER bet 1 Cent more than you can comfortably afford to lose. BTW - Leaning how to play Perfect Basic Strategy (for the Table you are playing at) is an Absolute Minimum. In fact it is an ABSOLUTE MUST! BTW - If you don't know the Basic Strategy, it is possible to learn it relatively quickly. 1 day or less! It can be daunting at first but WILL Make Sense after a short while. And if you do - You will NEVER sit at a table where anyone, even the 40 Year Old BJ Vet is a better player than you! Opps! Almost forgot - There ARE Many variations of Basic Strategies - depending on the House Rules for the table(s) you play at. Do not get discouraged. They are similar enough that modifying your play due to the table / game / house rules is not hard to adjust to once you ”Learn BASIC”

Sounds like most jobs honestly. I've been a stagehand for 20 years and have been backstage at just about every touring act in the US. It has it's down days but is a very fun job which I love, but it's not as if I'm providing much for anyone other than pushing a case from A-B, coiling a cable, or switching out bands for a set change. I also don't have much to show for it except money, fond memories, and fun times with co-workers. The money ain't that great for everything involved so like most jobs the only reason a person would do it as long as I is because you love the gig. That's why I think one of the keys to happiness in life is enjoying whatcha do for a living regardless of pay. If you have that you truly are one of the lucky few because most people in any given profession end up not liking what they do, often to the point of resentment. It sounds like that's what happened to your poker player friend, and that's not unusual or abnormal. At least he was bright enough to quit. Many aren't.

Blackjack apprenticeship has an app already

The speed was too much… as in too fast? I just started playing and my experience has been that it’s very slow! The side bets really slow things down. But I don’t really mind… since I’m new and I use that extra time to double check my count.

What do you mean you can't double down on aces?

I assume you are saying you can’t double down on Soft hands where an ace is one of your cards in the initial deal. Not being able to double, does remove increase the house edge slightly against you, but if you have good penetration and can do a reasonable bet spread without attracting heat, then the game could still be profitable.

@@geoffpearce889 yeah thats what I meant, you can't double on soft hands. Thanks for some info :)

Wizard of Odds blackjack house edge calculator says that a 3:2 SD game where you can only double on 9-11 (and I'm presuming you can't double after split) has a house edge of about 0.3% assuming perfect basic strategy. For comparison, a 6-deck game with H17, DOA, DAS, and hit/re-split Aces has a house edge of about 0.37% assuming perfect basic strategy. So your SD game is perfectly viable. The only real problem is that you'll more than likely only get 2-3 hands dealt per shuffle unless you're playing heads up, but that's still a decent trade

Double only 9-11, NDAS, NRSA, etc etc... ALL of those rules are anti counter... But they don't make a game unbeatable. There's basically two things that make a game unbeatable or unplayable: first you have bad penetration. Secondly but more importantly almost, is 6-5 blackjack. Any other anti-counter rules just suck but unless you have all of them together in combination with bad penetration and a slow game, the game is still probably playable and beatable.

Interestingly it doesn’t matter at all if the dealer get‘s to draw his 2. card after all the players or if it‘s already face down! Sure, the last player might „mess up“ the hand every now and then by playing „stupid“ but it will also be the other way around every now and then. It has no effect whatsoever on the odds of the game. It doesn’t even matter how the last player plays his cards.

(W)in (L)ose (B)reak (E)ven?

No matter what business venture you go into you risk losing fixed cost of starting. Look at a starting bankroll as fixed cost. Money fluctuates constantly in any business a bankroll would the same. Some months make money some months are a negative. Look at macro outcomes instead of micro. If a business can even last the first year let alone make money that’s a good thing. If you think of the bankroll the same it makes the ease of the up and downs calmer to me. Also I recommend trying to detach from what money is and not putting it on a importance that takes from everything else.

Dealer standing on soft 17 is better to the tune of 0.2% with basic strategy. There are several minor alterations to basic strategy/surrender between the games

@@stevenhelgason8190 thanks appreciate it :)

I personally got a 6 deck shoe and discard tray, just because 6 deck's is the most/ very common in a casino (correct me if i'm wrong)! I 100% recommend you get it though, i have a blast playing/ practicing. Hoped this helped :)

@@jackknechtl2651 thanks! Ordered my stuff yesterday :)

@@xmarcoestradax Nice! Have fun!!

Non pitch double deck is considerably easier to count. Of course, pitch is still very countable. Both of them are hawked more than 6/8 deck, but non pitch probably the most with floors and surveillance sometimes giving the pass a little to pitch, errantly thinking that it's not very easy to count. As with any form of BJ, there are shops which think that card counting isn't really a thing with six or eight deck. And they're wrong. But Double deck is far easier to count, and therefore is watched far more.

Join BJA you will get everything you need (including a call with Colin).

Because it's an actual game. If it was a toilet to flush money down, real players would never risk their money.

Things may have changed a little and it's kinda complicated to explain but last time I was in Vegas (just as a casual on vacation) i had a decent win (7k) and was "taxed" on it at the point of withdrawal. Can't remember how much it was as I'm going back about 8-9 years now but I remember I had to fill something in and once I returned to the UK, i got the "tax" back (they call it witholdings i think!)

@@CraftyWitch1990 not sure about cards but slot jackpots take 28ish% of jackpots

LOL- I've never thought of that! I suspect they are required to accept "Their Chips" from customers at all times. However "IF" someone who is obviously under-age tries to cash-out there may be a problem. Also-if you win a Million Dollars I suspect the Casino would Very Strongly advise you to take a Check for a vary large portion of the amount. With that being said... By Law the Casino is required to have a specified Minimum amount of CASH on HAND to pay "Cash-Outs" This amount varies by Casiino and the amount of chips "Out on the Floor" so to say.

@@BobSTK that is interesting i didnt know there was an actual law in place that dictated a minimum amount of cash each casino had to have on hand!

@@ace2585 There definitely is in Vegas! And I suspect State licensed Casinos in all other states follow the same rules (Guidelines) as Vegas. Not sure about the Indian Casinos but would expect the same. If you think about it… probably 95+% of the players bring cash and buy chips…. So theoretically there is definitely cash coverage. The Whales and Hi-Rollers most certainly play on lines of credit. Still the casino is required to have enough cash on hand to cover all chips out of the cage. I am speaking on what I knew years ago. Things may have changed in the past 25years. But I would be surprised if they have. Note - This cash on hand to cover all bets and player winnings most likely does not apply to the Progressive Jackpot SLOTS that are often linked to machines in other casinos. FYI - If you’re young you may be surprised to know that Slots did accept the Casino $1 chips or tokens. Heck - I remember when they actually used SILVER DOLLARS! Can’t remember the year but it was around 1970 when they stopped and went to the Casino $1 tokens. BTW- my first time in Vegas = 1968! And “NO” I was not 21 yet! So I was politely asked to leave the Golden Nugget… Downtown! (Edit-add) Silver dollars were in the Dealer Trays at the table games then also. No $1 tokens - Wish I kept all of them I had my hands on overtime.!

not all casinos are major casinos, and I'm not sure how the casino system works, but there may be tons of people in the database

Every game has variance. Video Poker typically cannot be beaten though. Stanford Wong has a couple good Video Poker books but Slot AP's arent really after that.

@@skyedge3407 I think you are smart. What are slot APs after?

"sometimes the player beats the casinos"

You can get feedback from Colin, but you're far more likely to get advice, tips, tricks and answers in general via the forums and from very knowledgeable counters in them. As you can no doubt imagine, with running the site, his family and other issues, Colin is a very busy busy man. However, I do know he does get back to people whenever possible.

It's best that way more most people. To do it full time requires a lot of travel and commitment but it's a great side hustle if you have a good selection of casinos nearby.

Come on Colin, ANSWER !

Nope!

Yes you count their cards too

@@betcjay243 what

It depends on your comfort level. Personally I feel that getting backed off is inevitable if you’re a truly winning player so I play rated all the time so I can get any comps, especially if it’s a casino near you and visit often. the comps can be nice especially if you’re having negative variance. But there are some out there that don’t play rated and I believe they go a little longer before getting barred from play.

If you're playing at a Caesars Entertainment property, they have a long history of banning you from all their properties and arresting you/refusing to pay if you go to one of their sister properties that you've never been to before. Those people are BRUTAL and have a long history of abusing players, hiding behind their billions of dollars to fight lawsuits (they have lost a few big lawsuits, but not enough to change for the better. In my experience Caesars Entertainment is more brutal than most if not all Indian casinos.

@@fakerererererer counters stick out based on unit spread alone. There is no way to hide. Changing appearance doesn’t change facial recognition. A large buy with no ID or players card gets you instantly noticed anyway. Maybe this worked 20 years ago.

Yes it does have to be taken into consideration. You have to consider how many days and months it took to learn how to play blackjack and get everything right. You then have to learn how to deal with all the distractions in the casino that can make you drop the count and have to start over again next shoe. If you are implementing strategies where you never stay at a table after big bets on one shoe, you find that for 8 hours in a casino you might end up playing only 4 hours. Then if you have to travel long distances to get to a casino, that is time not actually earning as well as costs incurred.

Perfect exists in blackjack. There are playing charts that tell you exactly what to do no matter what cards hit the table. there are no guesses, and there are no "gut instincts". There is a right and wrong answer for every situation. If you can learn these answers, and play them perfectly every time, you are playing perfect BJ. But every mistake you make gives the house more money. So you need to be perfect.

@@JosephGiorgiDrums basic strategy for blackjack is based on the fact that there is always an even number of high and low value cards in a deck or a shoe. Some of the playing decisions only just favour hitting or standing. However, as the removal of small cards in a game occurs, some of these marginal basic strategy plays change. If one includes these playing strategy changes, you can slightly increase your win rate by about 5 to 10%. You can still play a winning game without these strategies though. The illustrious 18 playing adjustments are worth knowing for the sake of getting the maximum win. These playing strategy changes cover times when the count is positive. There are also many playing strategy changes for when the count goes negative. Playing these hardly makes an increase to your EV, but their real advantage is that they make you look like a player who doesn’t understand basic strategy. If you are the last player at the table and have big money out, no one will criticise you if you make a positive count adjustment, but they will grumble and talk about you when you have left the table when you are not “playing properly”. Pit bosses often get quite chatty with their regular punters and listen to their grumbles about you so they can get an idea if you are a normal big betting punter or a pro card counter. Who would have thought that getting away with winning is about looking like a loser!

@@geoffpearce889 Oh I'm aware of all of that. I was just commenting on his question of if "perfect" exists. My point was that there is no guessing or making decisions based on "gut instinct" or "feeling" or... "last time I had this hand, I hit, and i lost, so this time I'm gonna stand". Yes there are deviations, but they are calculated and done on purpose. I think we are in agreement and are saying the same thing.

Perfect does not exist in AP blackjack. Only computer programs can make the correct play every time. Following perfect basic strategy for a game with a set of rules is easy for a human though if that is all you're doing. But I'd say that around 1 out of every 100 hands(or maybe less often) involves a borderline decision where it is ambiguous what the correct play would be. In these cases there would be almost negligible differences in the EV anyway. Most deviation plays are clear cut. But some more like "toss up plays" Remember - the index numbers are rounded to whole numbers, and converted true counts are based on your best estimations and are seldom whole numbers either..

@@stevenhelgason8190 Maybe we're saying the same thing, maybe we're not, but I'm not going to debate it here. It is pointless.

If you're just looking to make the money stretch and to enjoy yourself improving basic strategy is the ticket. With perfect strategy and no counting the house is reduced a .5% edge and you ought to get some play out your buy-in

Per basic strategy, hit and if the dealer has 3 through 6, double (if allowed)

Per casino house rules, if you're the dealer, hit if the rules say hit on soft 17 and stand if it says stand on all 17s.

You should look up the risk of ruin. It will show you why you tend to lose. At a 15 dollar table. You will lose $100 i thnik 92%of the time.

don't see it

Which one is that?😂 tell me it’s not winstar

Oklahoma still take an ante per hand played?? That right there would make a game unbeatable if they do.

@@damonk6289 Cherokee in Roland.

A swim up back off, at least if you pee you won’t be embarrassed!!!! Lol

@@thisismytruckinglife.akaba8112 wait for a negative going shoe then excuse yourself to go pee. That way all of the civilian players get all the small cards and you avoid playing these hands

It's been my experience and also that of other counters I have talked to that these tables offer pretty bad rules and mostly bad penetration. Not really the best tables to be trying your hand at. Additionally Caesars in general has a pretty high minimum bet on all of its beatable tables. The non-beatable tables are the ones you'll find minimum bets being lower than $25 per hand and the reason why they are that low traditionally, is that they are six to five blackjack payout tables. If I'm not mistaken, this would include the swim up tables as well. It's been a long time since I've visited any of those tables due to the poor playability or lack of playability altogether. If you have the bank roll to play $25 or even $50 minimum bet per hand at the big boy tables inside, by all means play them but know that there are many other shops in town which are probably far better for profitability and cost you less on the minimum bet which means less hit to your roll if things aren't going your way.

PS. I found this channel after getting my ass kicked on the tables in Vegas😂

@@mrbuddah1741 you can still get your ass kicked even though you play a perfect game. You can go on losing streaks which tear into your bankroll and take months to recover from. This is something you just have to live with. It can sometimes feel like the casino in somehow cheating you. But after a long run of getting beat, you can then win the six months worth of ev in a couple of weeks. Then the cycle can happen again. This is the main reason to record your results in a spread sheet and look carefully at the worm line graph of your results. The maths predict that you will be within plus or minus 1 standard deviation 68% of the time and within 2 standard deviations 95% of the time. Rarely do you have streaks of nice and steady winnings.

avoid tables that dont reward blackjacks 3-2 and tables that offer surrender is also a good sign

@@David-ud8oc so u don't like tables that offer surrenders

@@jerednolie6754 wdym if i didnt explain it properly, if they offer surrender thats a good sign because they give you a useful option that u sometimes need to use when playing perfect bs

@@David-ud8oc ok I thought surrender was a good option

In addition to consideration of rules, avoid poor penetration

It’s not right for me. You have to dedicate so so so much time into learning to make a good amount of money and travel all around to different casinos. I don’t want to always be on the road and I would rather spend my hours in improving my real estate business to generate more money quicker than playing blackjack as an amateur card counter. I just think other avenues of business are more profitable for me. If you’re willing to spend years learning and love to travel around all the time then it’s right for you. I’d prefer to take my income form other places and have some fun gambling at my local casino

@@derrick2251 same, plus I just wanna be able to relax and enjoy the game and not be worrying about making profit all the time. It's supposed to be fun and for me it just felt too much like a full time job and it sucked all the enjoyment out of it. I play basic strategy but i don't bother counting anymore

@@CraftyWitch1990 agreed

😂😂.... next question

So technically you are supposed to report your casino earnings to the IRS and pay taxes on it. But if you don't obviously you won't pay taxes. Only thing is though you may be audited by the IRS and will have to pay a fine plus any unpaid taxes with interest if you are caught.

@@Skitles125 but how would they know...

Depends on the casino, most of the time they will bar you from playing any blackjack but will let you play electronic games like slots. Some might just bar you from all table games but not slots

A photo of you is posted at security & surveillance. Within minutes you be spotted. Certain high tech casino's like Wynn, Aria & most on the Las Vegas strip have facial recognition. You'll get red flagged walking through by cameras sending a signal to the surveillance operator. Beards, sunglasses & hats don't fool a facial recognition program. Technology has you beat.

@@sonnyzaro7664 A medical facemask will fool the facial recognition.

Of course

Doubling when BS says to may be the biggest weapon we have.

They dislike any player that has an edge over the house. If they can’t take money from you in the long run they don’t want your action.

@@mondayjuice5451 duhh. they're an entertainment business, not a charity for you own personal benefit! they will not continue to offer any service that isn't profitable, of course

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